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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-30
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From 7he 81. PtW Pioneer Press ,,,,.. -.
! toll the richest thing about Mihirhpul,,
girI. A certain swedish baron OF Inc laihiS al'u
education came 10 this country, and INC on stVlS
found himself Obliged 10 Ob ain any situation 10 hecp
himself from absolute want, so he entered inc ciotnnp
store OF Mr. a. clerk. We'll this young lazy, nearing
no was A noble must have HIS autograph, SO she calo
into the store one day and requested IT, leaving NJ
album 1t puzzled him greatly Why 7nS SnlIdc SIY
want his autograph, n complete stranger ou.uoiiS
tho truth struck him. and he wrote ms name, anu
beneath: CLERK in Ms store on sad 10 70 20
said Sdnt want that wanted your b name ana tna
name. and clerk at Ms is tho only tile wear IN
this country.'s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-30
A FORGOTTEN TRTFLE.

Nearly every expenditure In the Navy Department
about which there is doubt OF It's proper charge TO tbe
Gsvernmept Is met by the Secretary nom his private
purse The bills he has paid for the entertainment OF
visiting officials ana foreigners would make quite large
atnoui lie ia so used TO handling large sums OF money
that he IL not as careful most people wsud be- Ihe
day Mr. Whitney was hunting through MS ounce a
the Navy DEPARTING official which had been
mislaii One of the drawers OF his big desk when no
and refused 70 pull cut very far Tho Secretary gave
hard jerk and the drawer came out. and 30 ga the
obstruction which proved DO In hard caah that
the Secretary had forgotten gu about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-30

sugar csne but 1t does credit credt-ts the i'm
akinstion Of the wrter-whsever that may be- "Ton,"
by the way said 10 have become heavy swell sincs
he obtained the Gsvcrnership The last time saw him
previous to that fortunate event he was dead brske
aud would have been glad to obtain place IS Waterman
OF OF b asytnns OF that sort snppSas ne s,s
named Moonlight It Is the tradition In Kansas that
was doorstep baby foundling and was SO onristeneu
because he was found one moonlight night
Secretary whitney evidently made good thing out Of
"Grasslands" He bought 1t a little moro than year
agobefore there a thing suburban "boom,"
for about $4,000 The deed for the sale OF twenty
five acres Of the estate Richard H. Gsdsborough for
S37,l55 placed on record last Thursday. The sale
Of the remaining fifty acres Mr.. Barnwell of Now
York will DC closed out decree OF the Court
of the estate formerly used buryng ground for the
Lane family Secretary whitney will contnue tooccuPy
the property under two years lease BY the sale OF tho
estate he nets about $4,000 the price he paid for
it.
Harry Harwood tho amateur jockey who had the
mount on Whestley IN the steopecnase at Ivy City on
Thursday and who was supposed to have sustained
serious injuries by falling ofhis horses rapidly improy
ease at WIZARDS Hotel lie viii be abou. in day or
two The horse Wheatey be3ng' to Mt aaswood ana
nate and unfortunate. From Baltimore they went In
tho spring TO the Rockaway steepleehass Meeting;
t. be the 6.st of the amateurs in tho pig skin From
there thoy went to the Country Cnp nesuaG az Dos,"n
oiI Motifs rectiVcu anu arm
from this seemed turn against them At Saratoga
Jerome Park and Monmouth Park they did not make
much headway At Baltimore last week "father
Blu DAILY made protest against Mr. Harwood being
allowed seven pounds accorded TO nonproessonas,
claiming him to be professional baltimore Is M
Harwood's homo. The protest was not allowed MT.
IIarwood himself states that after leaving school,
he wont TO "Father" "Bill," exercised horses tor
him and instructed IN the art the same rs Daily in
sttucted Mclaughlin aud Fitzpatrick
The meeting OF tho National Association mas peeh n
although there has been rain every day since
II begun. Toay's Postponed until Monday,
that with the extra days OF racing gwen by the cuD
the will have another week or sport
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-30

character. In "Tsnnhauser." which will be given
with Wagners ballet music, Frau Bro de Marion
will be Venus, the part in which Fraulein Lehman
appeared last year. In "Siegfried, Herr Alvary
will be the leading male singer. Fraulein Lehmann
Brunhilde Herr Won Milde Alberch, and
Herr Ferenzy Mime GotterdammerIlng" will
be given some time in January, as now intended.
The complete list of singers as now made mp is:
Sopranos. Frau Augusta Sed-Krauss. Frauleln
Lilli Lehman, Frau Bro de Marion mezzO-
sopranos and contratos, Fraulein Brandt and Frau
iein Louise Meisslinger; tenors, Albert NiemanD.
Herr Avary Herr Ferenzy. Otto Kemliiz; bari
tones, Rudolph Won Mide and Adolf Robinson;
bassos. Johannes Elmblad, Emil Fisher and Emil
Sanger.
THE LIST OF BoX-HoLDERs.
The list given below shows the occupants of par
terre and frst-ier boxes. Ogden Goclct and Jay
Gould head the names as before. As is well
known, their boxes are next the stage. from which
point the numbers extend back alternately tho odd
numbers being on the south side OF the house. tho
even numbers on the north side. The parterro
boxes are numbered from to 80 inclusive. The
frst-tler boxes are numbered from 81 TO 20 ncl,,.
sIve:
Box.
!. Ogden Goelet
2. jay Gonll.
3. George Peabody wctmorc, rented Friday nights to
John H. Inman.
=. George Peabody Wetmore.
u ffcnry rented TOT season 10 henry
l. Barley.
O. Mrs. A. W. sherman.
z. William c. whitney, rented Mondays to Edgcrtop
. Winthrop and Fridays to Ii. I. Sloane.
g. Cyrus W. Field.
.. Mrs c. Aston
10. tEstatel c. j. Osborn.
IL. W. J. Fitzgerald.
II. J. Millbank
H. J. A. BOstwick.
IA. Henry Clewa
Is. Adrian Iselin.
l6. Austin Corbin
II. W. d. Sloane and II. Mex. Twomby, ronted fol
80 half.season to Lawrence Turnure.
1S. Robert GOect
10. H. knckerbacker.
20. Robert GOelet
81. II. Victor Newcomb and r O. French.
~ George Henry Warren-rented for Mondays to W. c.
schernerhOrn Wednesdays to Thomas Hitch
IN cock. aud Fridays to |. Town Burden.
% J. Hood Wright
81 J. J. Astor.
%. Elbridge f. Gerry.
26 Luther kounze-rented for half-season to Robert
Winthrop.
~. Amos Getting and ]. D. Smith
%. W. seward Webb.
20. j. f. Loubat
30. William X. Vanderbilt
81. Charles Croker rented for Wednesdays TO 4. NJ
M m Dodge, and Fridays to John Wallace.
81. William Rockefeller.
3D. Mrs. Hammersey.
81. {. Vanderbilt.
30. Heber Il. Bishop
80. G. g BOwdon and Miss Amy Townsend. rented for
half Robert g. Remsen, and half SEQ
- sonto T. Livingstone.
% Bradley Martin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-30

I notice that Mnrwump laurea'es continue 10 hug
Themselves AT tho thought that the President paid all tho
expenses Of bis recent trip The frs, President that
paid his way ID their chant and they ask gnllibe
public believe H. Poor things II they but know the
truth. A matter OF TACT beyond paying for what he
ate and drank while actually travelling Mr. Clcvenni
did lay out money for anythln. The Interstate
Commerce law to the contrary Notwithstanding lie trav
eed with his party. free passes Let Colonel
Lamont deny this II he Mr. Baldwin. OF tho Pull
man service was entrusted with few checks OF $500
each sisnel by Mr. Cleveland. OF the proceeds of
which he purchased tho supplies OF tho party The bill
for the Pullman coaches Ia. not boon presented
vet and probably will be. In the
cities lie visited the President treated guest Of
the municipality tho guest of n few public
spirited citizens who went down IN their pockets and
footed the hotel bills Altogether. doubt tho Prssl
dent spent more than a thousand dollar Will, getting
acquainted with the country The whole matter would
be worth passing mention even, were II not fo The
reform sentiment which Mu.wumpocrac admirers
Of Mr.. Cleveland trying TO smuggls into tho qnes-
lion IT.. after all qurs Of twecsl-dnm and wce
dedee only. Why shodld tho President permit lis hotel
bills paid by others aHl object in public AZ let
accept the Hospitality ~ railroads Ana thcn 10 De
told with much JUNCTION at tao White House that the
Precedent tried travail 'as nearly Ike private Cit
zen "a the circumstances WOIh permit PTIVdU CIU
z-n-hddl.siicks. The who!e thing Is a farce.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-30

An old tiinc sporting man" was complaining To me
the other day Of the changed times In and aboit the
capital "Comparing the present with the past" he
exclaimed. IL makes fellow srOsn. Before the War
We mingled with statesmen. lawyers, DOCTORS painters
and the best the land afforded. gentleman would drop
into our establishment, take dinner. buy stacker Two
OF reds play his game. talk politics aud Natona Affairs
with bis friends and associates. aud go his without
fear OF disturbance. Those were the great bs days
when gentleman were ratci 10 win or lose from nun
drcd 10 q couple OF thousand 80. and we uried tho
cards for them with unalloyed pleasure. Nowadays It
is sneak and sneak out with the better class people
They are in terror all the time aud there IL pleasure
in their gaming Why. OF our leading men havo
been arrested by the raiding police ana forced
10 hide their identity under the OF JOIN smith,
Thomas Brown, George Washington James Mtiison and
the like aud forfeit their collateral put up pail TO az
pear before tbs magistrate next morning.
&" But now-its enough 10 make "a mans ha' stand on
end Our suppcrs and midnight luncheoB are the
cheapest affairs possible cigars tie poorest
Iickcts stationed on tho outside TO signal the hp
pearance Of policemen and detectives and rooms are
'tycd like Masonic lodge The viftuous b!lc featy
supposes this puts end TO or nhibts gambling That
all sniHe. and Is like the prohbiidy whiskey
business You close the decent bars ant NJ once Tue
barrel groceries flourish stop selling 10y To drink ami
YOU encourage selling by the pint. shut dbwn the -a
looms and you open the drug stores Prohibit whskcy
cocktail and encourage gin and milk. II Is tho old
story. You cant have yeur cake ana ot IT, People
will drink. smoke chew and gamble tea greatsr or
lesser There IS nothing that will prevent them
or stop the ovil-if evil II be-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-30

General Butler is frequently seen hero: stl aS conn
sci for the Anarchists he almost monopolzcd public at
tenton in the supreme Court OF la;e told, he has
made great deal OF money in his profession In fact.
it not for his law practice he wsnd be pretty hard
pressed financially friend OF his tells that each OF
his campaigns for the GOvcrnorshp OF Massachusetts,
cost him fully S0OOO) and he has poured fortunes into
political work wlo he has esocod his business By
gazing in It,
How much does he mako year at tho law 1
asked
" No ono but Butler knows" the reply d" lie does
not practice law for fun. and he likes money well
most lie likes WORK too. aud could not exist with
ont It, Ito told that he would rather try liquor
cases at $40 suit than 10 nothing iie was born on
Guy Fawkci day and will be sxtynine old the
9th OF next month lie IL goot for fifteen years
yet aud Is strong physically and mentally lie was
during the IIo will work until ho dies and
when he dies. his life will out etle snuTo! candle
and he will drop down in thu hnrnoss"
The last time. by the way. saw General Batter in the
supreme Court he was arguing patent case. and Il was
with difficulty that the spectators AMI the learned jus
tees succeeded IN preserving the dccOrum which IL
ii siily required IN the supreme COnri The General. TO
illustrate his argument. introduced to the attention OF
the court doll babies. which he handled with reck
less disregard FOR the prophecies quito alarming
usually so discreet The case under consideration In
VOWED the allie :ed infringement OF patent for skirt
protector tia, is. something TO be attached 10 the lower
part OF woman's dress In order prevent the mud
dust Of the streets from selling IL. In or
stances he handed tho ls thing mp ~ the feet
foremost. head downward and Actually made the chief
Justice blush The ultimate outcome o. the case ncvor
aSccrained. but there he question NAT his argu
then impressed the court than dii his speech
In behalf ofthc Anarchists yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-30

The recent elections in Baltimore and Grmans dongs
ought to satisfy the disciples OF shrickig reform. II
there is place IN the country where plug uslies
reign supreme In politics. Baltimore sthat place IL
here that German displayed his rs great political
hand. In 1879 there was Democratic revolt just as
there has been thi. year, which promised 10 elect NJ
Harris Governor over John Lee Carroll tho regular
nominee In the munich al election vhch preceded the
State election by few days, BaltimOc gave only 21J
Democratic majority. This was taken as fair indica-
ton OF Mr.. IIarss election aud ho dtcrward carried
the state. outside OF Baltimore by 25O But when tho
Baltimore ballots counted in Che abernatoral con
test. they showed Mr. Carroll 10000 head IL Is mo-
ticeable feature or this carly eHploof GorDans mat
the Democrats In that election were fedlted WIN cast
ing $3.50, votes III the city al Bamds yot AT the last
Presidential election IN 1S-l they cast III the same cy
only "a 200 votes-truly specimen Dek from the Sod
South.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-30

Greatness, even OF tempoary nturo, has its draw
backs. Dr Bliss whose every word was fought Tor ~
newspaper correspondents during resident GARFIELD
sickness aud padded out TO paragraphs to be READ III
every corner OF this country, Is boksn man He"l'n
aud practice both ruined By tso msnths OF awiu
responsibility Ills experience has been In many ways
similar that OF General Grants pfacan, Dr. Doushs'
The few thousand dslas received or professional ser
vices were small compensation for ia sacrifice Ir bs
has I'm Office here IN Washinsto and 10 eccaslona,
seen on the streets but he over VIII pe tno
same he before the CARTEL Tragedy. us p,I
lice Is small they tell me- but II 1t were larger no oou
niin L.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-30

Tho annual report OF Govornor''Tom )" Moonlight, OF
Wyoming is said to be startling ocninent by thoso WI"
have had the privilege and the cottage 10 ROAD ~,
uot Ike the report of ssmpio OF Washing
Ten Territory, that wysnng grov cotton, peanuts w"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-30
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
PERSONAL, POLITICAL AND ANECDoTAL.

PERSONAL, POLITICAL AND ANEODOTAL.
WASHINGTON, Oct 29-General Pryor has been q con-
spiouous figure In Washington this week His military
record his services to the Conederacy and his ACHE
mcnts as a lawyer net to mention his experience
journalist have all been duly chronicsd by the local
newspaper press. But in OF the articles printed
about him dc find any reference to his record
duelist An old friend OF THE TRIBUNE draws my atten
ton to this most interesting episode in the Anarchists
counsals 1t occurred in April. 1850 General
Pryor was then member Of Congress from Virginia
Among his colleagues in the House Judge John F.
Potter OF Wisconsin The quarrsled In fact they
had pretty lively discussion the floor of the House
The result was challenge by Pryor Judge Potter know
that Pryor was dead shs to quote the language Of
an expert understood the trick Of the pistol" lie there
fore selected "a privilege to which he entitled being
tho challenged party bowleknivcs the weapons with
which the duel should be fought This rather staggered
General Pryor and his friends They hadn't bargained
FOR such thing. For weeks the great question was
whsther the bowie-knifs any vulgar" I'M
christian or savage than the pistol the doublsbarreled
gum the smalsword the raper The friends OF Judge
Potter strengthened themselves by going back to the
code Of honor In the days OF chvay They argued that
the battleaxe tho favorite weapon in the tourna
mens OF Old and was used by the brayes and most pot
shed knights OF the Middle Ages. They contendsd that
the smalswOrd exercise continued be used I'm France
and the broad word In Germany; ana that the prem
naries OF these contests always duly and carefully
arranged They argued further that the bowicknifc,
being Southern production. had been for long
years regarded improvement upon all;
that 1t was used by many Southern gentlemen and that
beyond the question OF doubt. the Arkansas tooth
pick was regarded an important part of the domes
tic economy OF many OF the most ardent advocates OF
the Southern code of honor Among IA large number Of
Southern this view OF the bowleknife was heartily
sustained But much to their surprise say ndig
natsn General Pryor refused TO fight with bowie knives.
nor did he accept the Offer of General Lander. Judge
Poitcrs second TO fight him with any weapon and ut
any tine place. This little eplso s has not been for
gotten by General Prysrs former Southern friends and
account perhaps for the cooecss which is said to
exist between them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-30

The new stage manager Theodore Habelmann. is
n quiet. unassuming man of quick movements who
has already won the goodwill OF his associates.
He was brought up on" grand opera and so
knows his field well. 1t is thought that under his
eve the groupings in the various operas VIII be
greatly improved over some in the past. lie has
become Americanized 80 that he understands the
,yays here. Mr. Habelmann says he is greatly
pleased with the advanced state of the prepare
t;ons they being ahead in point of time of those
Of previous years.
Master Machinst Peck has forty-three men at
work under him day and night, either about the
stage or in the dies yet again III the deeps be-
low the stage getting out old scenes, making new
frames. testing pucys and occupied in the various
branches of the mechanical department "Ferdi-
nand Cortez' der Trompeter,' Euryanthe
and "SIegfried" have been put in full working
order SO far as the master machinlst Is concerhed
Nothing has yet been done Tor "b0tterdalnmeT,
rungv but the mechanical work Oh tins opera VIII
he begun this week. Mr.. Peek saws that all inc
framework and sceae-settng for Ferdinand Cor
tezV is new as also will be those for "Gotter dam
merung.
SOME DETAILS OF Mr.. STATIONS PLANS.
The operas to be given the first two weeks follow
ing Tristan und Isolde" are rs follows: November
A. "Mester,inger"; November ., matinee. FL
deliov; November 7, "Tannhauser" November o,
"Siegfrled" which will be repeated on November
II. In Tristan" the cast of characters is the
same as last year. Herr Niemann being the Tristan
Fraulein Lehman Isolde, and Fraulein Brandt
Branganc In "FideliO" the cast will be tho same
~ last season. with Fraulein Lehman in the title
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-15
Old Peters Old Friends.
Fonl az Nashrille Amertcan.

An affecting incident occurred in the
court house at Greenville, S. G., a few days
ago, and was an illustration of the depth of
feeling that can exist between master and
slave. The case of Peter Herbert was
called, and the negro who answered to that
name went into the prisoners dock to an
swer to the charge of retailing liquor with
out license. He was old and infirm, and as
he stood he represented a negro of the old
regime, of whom so few are left. A frag
ment of gray hair was combed straight
above his dark furrowed brow, and he gave
honor to the occasion by arraying himself in
his broadcloth suit that his master had
danced in a half century ago. When
the witnesses for the government
had been examined the venerable ex-
Gov. Bonham, Of South Carolina, went on
the stand and testified TO the good character
of the defendant Tall and erect, with eyes
still glowing with the fire of eloquence, this
grand old specimen of a Southern gentle
man stood and asserted the honor of the ne
gro who for forty years had been his trusted
slave and friend, and although over 20 years
old. and enfeebled with recent illness, he
had made Journey of over 100 miles for the
purpose of defending faithful old Peter in
the hour of his need. The incident was
rendered more touching when Adjt. Gen.
Bonham, Peters young MASTER" appeared
as his attorney, performing the service as
a pure gratuity to the old man. The case
ended in an acquittal, and tears Of graft
tude streamed down the face of Peter as he
expressed his thanks to old master, and 10
young Mass MIlledge.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-15
The Baby Beavers Dam.
From the Lctoiston Journal.

81 know of naturalist down in Eastern
Maine.r said a well-known Maine college
professor, yesterday who wouldn't be con
WINGED that beavers could build dams till he
saw il done with his own eyes He is an
awful incredulous fellow any way. thought
a baby beaver Of a hunter who traps them,
one day, and sent him TO my sceptical friend.
He grew greatly attached to the little fell
low and kept him in the house. but he often
wrote me that his beaver didn't show any
propensity at all for dam building. One
Monday, washing day, his wife sat leaky
nail full of water on the kitchen fioor The
beaver was I'm the kitchen, he was only a
baby then, too, and he saw the water oozing
ont Of a crack in the pail. He scampered
out into the yard, and brought in chip
and began building his dam. The natural
isl was summoned. He watched the little
fellow, thunderstruck. Said he, Leave
that pail there wife, till doomsday, II need
be. and let's see what the little fellow will
do The beaver kept at il four weeks, until
he had built a solid dam clean around the
nail NV naturalist friend is quite bea-
YER man today. They say, you know, that
way down East there j. a beaver dam that
5000. 900 couldn't build the like Of ~. OH
men don't know everything. The wasp
knew how 70 make paDer before We did,"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-15
Elegant and Costly Furniture at Auction.
ID. LaRoChe'S Sons, AuCtioneers

On THURSDAY. the 22d inst, we will sell to
the highest bidder all the household and
kitchen furniture contained in premises No.
1872 McDonough street, I'd door east Of Jeffer-
son street.
On EXTENSION DINING TABLE,
PLUSH LOUNGE, SINGER MACHINE, new
style 6 BLACK WALNUT DINING CHAIRS,
BLACK WALNUT 5IDEBOARD and GLASS
WARE, MIRROR, MATING. BLACK WAL
NUT REFRIGERATOR. EIGHTDAY CLOCK,
In good order WINDOW SHADES, PICTURES,
on PAINTINGS, MASTEL ORNAMENTS,
BLACK WALNUT MAKBLE TOP TABLE, Etc
Second Floor (aall) BLACK WALNUT HAT
RACK, MATS OIL CLOTH, STAIR CARPET,
CHAIRS, PICTURES, Etc. -
Parlor-VELVET CARPET, PARLOR SET
ORGAN, in good order, FRENCH PLATE MIR
ORNAMENTS MARBLE VASES, VELVET
RUGS, CUSPADORES. RATTAN EASY
CHAIRS, 2 SMALL EBONY TABLES and
STATUETTES, WHATNoT and ORNAMENTS,
SHADES. LACE CURTAINS, LAMBkEQUlNS,
Bedrooms-FINE BLACK, WALNUT BED
ROOM SUITE, HANDSOME WARDROBE with
French Plate Mirror, CANOPY and LACE NET,
HAIR MATTRESSES, FEATHER BED and
PILLOWS, holsters, SPRINGS, BLANKETS,
BRUSSELS CARPET, FRENCH CLOCK and
ORNAMENTS TOUNGE, WALNUT CABINET
DESK, 9 BLACK WALNUT WARDROBES,
BRACKETS, Etc.
Third Floor-Two Bedrooms finely furnished
Fourth Floor-Four Bedrooms finely furnished
Kitchen furniture complete.
The above goods are sold because parties are
breaking up housekeeping.
Terms cash. Sale positive.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-15

history that Col. Taylor was never wholly
reconciled TO the marriage. 1t is stated
that after the battle of Buena Vista, Taylor
visited Jefferson Davis as he lay wounded in
his tent, and extended his hand to him, al
though there was no further reconciliation.
Davis had undoubtedly won the battle with
the Mississippi Rifles, and Taylor could not
fail to recognize such gallantry. Time and
time again | have heard this story of mine
callei falsehood, but it is true, and | am
ready to stand by il.